How media moguls abuse their power, manipulate the truth and distort democracy · The Media and Democracy Project

Join a lively conversation and Q&A via Zoom with the Media and Democracy Project and our special guest, Eric Beecher. Journalist and editor. We discuss his powerful new book "The Men Who Killed The News". The inside story of how Media Moguls (such as Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk, William Randolph Hearst) abused their power, manipulated truth and distorted Democracy. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Men-Who-Killed-the-News/Eric-Beecher/9781761428050 Mr. Beecher is also famous being sued by the Murdochs in Australia for his newspaper calling Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch "unindicted co-conspirators in the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol". He won the lawsuit. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/21/lachlan-murdoch-drops-defamation-proceedings-against-independent-australian-publisher-crikey He will share his experiences working for, tangling with Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch - and his must read book that synthesizes the history of abuse of power of media owners. This book reveals the distorted role of the media moguls of the past two centuries: their techniques, strategies, behind-closed-doors machinations, and indulgent lifestyles. It explains how they have exploited the shield of the freedom of the press to undermine journalism – and truth.